Leonardo DiCaprio's brother is 'on the run' from police, apparently

In perhaps what's one of the weirder stories you're likely to read this week, Leonardo DiCaprio's brother is apparently a fugitive, currently on the run from US police. Oh, how their lives differ.

While Leo is in the midst of living his best life, having finally been awarded the 'Best Actor' Academy Award he had coveted for so long, his step-brother doesn't seem to be having quite such a top time.

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If reports are to be believed, Leo's step-brother, Adam Farrar (a former actor himself) didn't turn up to court for charges of petty theft, and as a result, police have now got a warrant for his arrest.

But he's allegedly not stuck around to see-through his fate, having made a quick getaway from his sticky situation.

According to a family source, "Adam continues to run away from responsibilities and it's going to land him in jail again.

"He's struggled before with drugs and although he makes promises to get clean, he gets caught up in something else."

And it seems Leo has given up trying to help his troubled brother, with the same family source revealing that the Oscar-winning actor "got fed up with Adam asking to borrow money and not paying it back."

Oh dear, oh dear.

Adam is related to Leonardo after the famous actor's father, George, moved in with Adam's mother, Peggy, when the boys were young.

But Adam's life took a very different path, and his most recent arrest - following the theft of less than £700 worth of goods along with his girlfriend, Charity Moore - appears to have landed him in real trouble.

Here's hoping Adam faces up to his wrongdoings soon, because let's face it: life on the run can't be fun. We all watched that Channel 4 series, Hunted.

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